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A collection of oddities that includes weird places, strange people, bizarre events and other odd stuff from all around the worldMon, 19 Mar 2018 16:54:59 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.4OddityCentralhttps://feedburner.google.comThe Strange Story of an Afghan Toddler Named Donald Trumphttp://www.odditycentral.com/news/the-strange-story-of-an-afghan-toddler-named-donald-trump.html
http://www.odditycentral.com/news/the-strange-story-of-an-afghan-toddler-named-donald-trump.html#respondMon, 19 Mar 2018 16:54:59 +0000http://www.odditycentral.com/?p=63107When Sayed Asadullah Poya, a 28-year-old teacher from Kabul, Afghanistan, decided to name his son ‘Donald Trump’, he hoped it would bring him good fortune. So far, it has only made life a lot harder for the whole family, and the future doesn’t look too bright.

Sayed’s wife, Jamila, gave birth to their son in August of 2016, when American millionaire Donald Trump was involved in a campaign for president of the United States. But it wasn’t the tumultuous political career of Trump that fascinated the young teacher; it was his business acumen and his go-getter attitude. He had just finished reading a translation of “Trump: How to Get Rich”, a 2004 book by the ex-star of The Apprentice, and after seeing his son’s unusual shock of blond hair, he just knew he wanted to name the boy ‘Donald Trump’. Time would prove that he should have given that decision a bit more thought.

http://www.odditycentral.com/news/the-strange-story-of-an-afghan-toddler-named-donald-trump.html/feed0Indian Man Helps His Wife Marry Her Loverhttp://www.odditycentral.com/news/indian-man-helps-his-wife-marry-her-lover.html
http://www.odditycentral.com/news/indian-man-helps-his-wife-marry-her-lover.html#respondMon, 19 Mar 2018 13:21:15 +0000http://www.odditycentral.com/?p=63104Here’s something you don’t read about every day: an Indian man who had only been married for six days helped his new wife marry her lover so that the three of them could be happy together.

On March 4, 28-year-old Basudep Tappo, a native of Palmara village, in the Indian state of Odisha, married a 24-year-old woman from a village in Jharsuguda, as per the arrangement made by their two families. Their wedding followed the traditions of the farmer community to which Tappo belonged, and even though no legal papers were signed, the two received the community’s blessings, so they became husband and wife. All was well for the first six days, but then three men from the bride’s home village came to visit and things took a bizarre turn.

The three men, one of whom claimed to be the woman’s cousin, were welcomed by Basudep’s family into the couple’s home. At one point, two of the men left the house to visit the village, while the two cousins remained home alone. Unfortunately for them, the neighbors didn’t approve of a strange man being alone with a newlywed woman, so they descended upon the house and beat up the audacious ‘cousin’.

http://www.odditycentral.com/news/indian-man-helps-his-wife-marry-her-lover.html/feed0This Company Claims They Can Preserve Your Brain for Future Use. But First They Have to Kill Youhttp://www.odditycentral.com/news/this-company-claims-they-can-preserve-your-brain-for-future-use-but-first-they-have-to-kill-you.html
http://www.odditycentral.com/news/this-company-claims-they-can-preserve-your-brain-for-future-use-but-first-they-have-to-kill-you.html#respondMon, 19 Mar 2018 12:17:15 +0000http://www.odditycentral.com/?p=63100Just because your body will eventually wither away and die doesn’t mean your brain and all the memories stored in it have to. At least that’s the pitch made California-based company Nectome, which claims to perfectly preserve clients brains for use in the future when technology will allow all the information stored in them to be transferred to a computer.

Nectome claims that we will one day be able to survey the brain’s connectome – the neural connections within the brain – so thoroughly as to reconstruct a person’s memories long after they have died. That day is still a long way away, but Nectome is offering to preserve people’s brain in such a way that when the aforementioned technology becomes available, they can be among the first to resume their lives as computer programs, or even something more.

http://www.odditycentral.com/news/this-company-claims-they-can-preserve-your-brain-for-future-use-but-first-they-have-to-kill-you.html/feed0Artist Spends Three Months Building Accurate Model of Midtown Manhattan Out of Old Computer Componentshttp://www.odditycentral.com/art/artist-spends-three-months-building-accurate-model-of-midtown-manhattan-out-of-old-computer-components.html
http://www.odditycentral.com/art/artist-spends-three-months-building-accurate-model-of-midtown-manhattan-out-of-old-computer-components.html#respondFri, 16 Mar 2018 14:39:37 +0000http://www.odditycentral.com/?p=63027Zayd Menk, a very patient artist from Zimbabwe, spent three months building a 0.0635:100 scale model of Midtown Manhattan out of discarded computer components.

The 17-year-old artist, who made the model for a school project, used 263 sticks of hot glue, 27 motherboards, 11 CPUs, 10 CRT monitor motherboards, 18 sticks of RAM, 15 batteries, 12 Nokia E-series phones, 7 power supplies, 4 watches, 4 audio cards, 3 hard drives, 2 telephones and various other electronic components to create mathematically sound versions of Manhattan skyscrapers and buildings. To do this he spent much of his time collecting data from sites like Google Maps, Wikipedia and Reddit, and then making calculations to ensure that all miniatures were to scale.

http://www.odditycentral.com/art/artist-spends-three-months-building-accurate-model-of-midtown-manhattan-out-of-old-computer-components.html/feed0Japanese Shop Sells Realistic “Hooves Sandals” That Look Impossible to Walk Onhttp://www.odditycentral.com/news/japanese-shop-sells-realistic-hooves-sandals-that-look-impossible-to-walk-on.html
http://www.odditycentral.com/news/japanese-shop-sells-realistic-hooves-sandals-that-look-impossible-to-walk-on.html#respondFri, 16 Mar 2018 13:43:43 +0000http://www.odditycentral.com/?p=63021Ever wonder what walking on two hooves must be like? Well, you don’t have to be a faun to try it out, as one Japanese shop is more than happy to sell you a pair of realistic wooden hoof sandals.

Walpurgis, an online shop that seems to specialize in fantastic garments and accessories, recently started selling wooden sandals that closely resemble cow hooves. They are made up of a hoof-shaped platform and a wooden sole, but feature no heel support, which must make walking in them really difficult. But no one ever said being a satyr was easy.

http://www.odditycentral.com/news/japanese-shop-sells-realistic-hooves-sandals-that-look-impossible-to-walk-on.html/feed0Belgian Bar Forced to Install Alarm System on Beer Glasses Because People Keep Stealing Themhttp://www.odditycentral.com/news/belgian-bar-forced-to-install-alarm-system-on-beer-glasses-because-people-keep-stealing-them.html
http://www.odditycentral.com/news/belgian-bar-forced-to-install-alarm-system-on-beer-glasses-because-people-keep-stealing-them.html#respondFri, 16 Mar 2018 12:35:11 +0000http://www.odditycentral.com/?p=63017The Beer Wall, a popular bar in Bruges, Belgium, has recently installed alarm sensors on all of its beer glasses as well as a scanner at the entrance, in order to deter patrons from stealing them.

All of the roughly 1,600 Belgian beers sold at The Beer Wall are served in their own specially designed glasses, some of which are apparently very interesting. From goblet-like glasses that usually accompany abbey-made beers, to glasses shaped like hourglasses or even sliced coconut shells, the famous Bruges bar has plenty of attractive glass artworks. The problem is that many visitors, tourists in particular, don’t settle for feasting their eyes on these unique glasses while sipping a cold one. Instead they steal them as souvenirs, ignoring the warnings in four languages on the bar’s beer mats, which state state that the glasses are not free, and that they can be bought from the souvenir shop next door.

http://www.odditycentral.com/news/belgian-bar-forced-to-install-alarm-system-on-beer-glasses-because-people-keep-stealing-them.html/feed0$11,000 Smart Toilet Basically Does Everything But Poop for Youhttp://www.odditycentral.com/technology/11000-smart-toilet-basically-does-everything-but-poop-for-you.html
http://www.odditycentral.com/technology/11000-smart-toilet-basically-does-everything-but-poop-for-you.html#respondThu, 15 Mar 2018 14:43:56 +0000http://www.odditycentral.com/?p=63013The bathroom was one of the few places that technology had not been very successful in infiltrating, but with Japanese smart toilets gaining in popularity around the world, this last bastion is about to fall. And if you’re wondering what makes smart toilets so special, just check out the smartest of them all, the Toto Neorest NX2.

Quite frankly, there’s not a lot this toilet can’t do. It automatically lifts the seat as you approach it, and if you program it too, it can even heat up the toilet seat instantly, so that you don’t get those harmless but annoying goose-bumps on your legs when you sit on it. Once you’ve finished your “business”, you don’t need to use toilet paper to clean yourself, as the Neorest is more than happy to do it for you with gentle beams of purified water. And since leaving you with a wet behind just isn’t very practical, the smart toilet also features a built-in dryer.

http://www.odditycentral.com/technology/11000-smart-toilet-basically-does-everything-but-poop-for-you.html/feed0World’s Most Expensive Dog Jacket Is Made with 24K Gold, Costs $137,000http://www.odditycentral.com/animals/worlds-most-expensive-dog-jacket-is-made-with-24k-gold-costs-137000.html
http://www.odditycentral.com/animals/worlds-most-expensive-dog-jacket-is-made-with-24k-gold-costs-137000.html#respondThu, 15 Mar 2018 13:41:12 +0000http://www.odditycentral.com/?p=63007How much do you really love your pet dog? Enough to buy it the world’s first 24K gold jacket encrusted with Swarovski crystals and black diamonds? It’s “only” 137,000 and it’s armored, meaning it will protect your pooch from bites and even knife slashes.

The world’s most expensive dog jacket is the result of a collaboration between Doggy Armour and VeryFirstTo, the same company that brought us the ultimate holiday for James Bond fans and the world’s most luxurious coloring book. The lavish canine garment is made of “Golden Textile” 24K gold Nano coated fabrics, which apparently “has the authentic values of gold itself and embraces 99.99% gold that is nono-structured”. Clients also have the option to have the jacket decorated with either 20 Swarovski crystals, or 20 black diamonds.

http://www.odditycentral.com/animals/worlds-most-expensive-dog-jacket-is-made-with-24k-gold-costs-137000.html/feed0Indian Girl Has Ants Pulled From Her Eyes Every Day And No One Knows How They Get Therehttp://www.odditycentral.com/pics/indian-girl-has-ants-pulled-from-her-eyes-every-day-and-no-one-knows-how-they-get-there.html
http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/indian-girl-has-ants-pulled-from-her-eyes-every-day-and-no-one-knows-how-they-get-there.html#respondThu, 15 Mar 2018 11:41:08 +0000http://www.odditycentral.com/?p=63004An 11-year-old girl from Belthangady, India, recently made news headlines for having around 60 dead ants pulled from her eyes. As for how the insects got there, some doctors suggest they entered her body through the ears.

Last week, the girl, known only as Ashwini, started complaining of severe pain in her eyes. She told her parents that she felt there was something stuck in her eyes sockets, and when they checked, they did find a small ant in one of her eyes. They didn’t pay much importance to it, as they assumed the insect had gotten in there by accident, but it wasn’t long before the girl again started complaining about pain in her eyes. They discovered more dead ants, and this time, they took her to the hospital.

http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/indian-girl-has-ants-pulled-from-her-eyes-every-day-and-no-one-knows-how-they-get-there.html/feed0Woman Convicted of Hiring Hitman to Kill Ex-Husband Now Accused of Trying to Have the Hitman Killedhttp://www.odditycentral.com/news/woman-convicted-of-hiring-hitman-to-kill-ex-husband-now-accused-of-trying-to-have-the-hitman-killed.html
http://www.odditycentral.com/news/woman-convicted-of-hiring-hitman-to-kill-ex-husband-now-accused-of-trying-to-have-the-hitman-killed.html#respondWed, 14 Mar 2018 15:27:36 +0000http://www.odditycentral.com/?p=62998A 70-year-old woman from Salt Lake City, Utah, was recently found guilty of conspiring to have her ex-husband killed two years ago. But what’s really interesting about this case is that on the day of her trial she was also charged with repeatedly trying to have the hitman who ratted her out killed, while she was in prison.

In December of 2016 Linda Gillman was arrested and accused of trying to hire someone to murder her ex-husband and make it look like an accident or a break-in gone wrong. She had hired a man named Christian Olsen to do some work on her property, and at one point asked him to arrange the murder of her ex-husband and his new wife. She gave him a $5,000 down-payment, but also promised him a $7,000 diamond ring and $18,000 from the victim’s life insurance policy, which she would collect after his death.